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Big Tobacco has targeted the LGBTQ+ community

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Big Tobacco disproportionately targeted the LGBTQ community. They even used “pride” in their advertisements.

"How the Tobacco Industry Has Targeted the LGBT Community for Decades." ATTN.com; 13 Jan 2017.

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Cigarettes are the most Littered Item On Earth.

"Top 10 Items Found." Ocean Conservancy. Web.

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There could be 1 billion tobacco deaths worldwide in the 21st century if current trends continue.

"Smoking’s Death Toll." The Tobacco Atlas. 2015. Web.

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One half of all lifetime smokers will die prematurely as a result of smoking.

"The Health Consequences of Smoking." CDC. 2004. 873. Report.

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Smoking is responsible for the premature deaths of approximately 3 million women since 1980.

"Women and Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General." CDC. 30 Aug. 2002. 51: 1-30. Web.

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69 animal and/or human carcinogens are in tobacco smoke.

"Smoking and Tobacco Control." U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD. Risks Associated with Smoking Cigarettes with Low Machine-Measured Yields of Tar and Nicotine. 19 Nov. 2001.

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Every day, cows release methane gas into the air. From you know where. But methane is also found somewhere else. Yesiree, in cigarette smoke.

"Smoking and Tobacco Control." U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute. Risks Associated with Smoking Cigarettes with Low Machine-Measured Yields of Tar and Nicotine, 19 Nov. 2001. Report. "Methane Background Information, Where Do We Find Methane?" ARM Climate Research Facility. Web. "Air Emissions." Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. Web.

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As late as 1999, tobacco companies placed in-store advertising signage at a child's eye level.

"Point-of-Purchase Tobacco Environments and Variation by Store Type --- United States, 1999." CDC. 08 March 2002. 51(09): 184-7. Web.

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Tobacco companies have been targeting women with their advertising for the last 80 years.

"Women and Smoking: Report of the Surgeon General." CDC. Factors Influencing Tobacco Use Among Women, 2001. 44, 96. Report.

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Hydrogen cyanide has been used in prison executions. It's also found in cigarette smoke.

"Smoking and Tobacco Control." U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute. Risks Associated with Smoking Cigarettes with Low Machine-Measured Yields of Tar and Nicotine, 19 Nov. 2001. 56, 176, 251.

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There's hydrogen cyanide in rat poison. The same stuff is in cigarette smoke.

"Smoking and Tobacco Control." U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute. Risks Associated with Smoking Cigarettes with Low Machine-Measured Yields of Tar and Nicotine, 19 Nov. 2001. 56, 176, 251.
"Toxicological Profile for Cyanide." Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease. 8.

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